Philadelphia Phillies at NY Mets 9/6/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Sunday afternoon MLB action, the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets will continue their weekend series from Citi Field. Last night, Philadelphia batted 0-for-6 with RISP and struck out 13 times during a 5-1 defeat. Rhys Hoskins connected on a first inning solo shot for the Phillies, who fell to 19-16 overall.

Twenty-seven year old righty Aaron Nola (4-2 2.45 ERA) will head to the hill for the Phillies in this contest. Last time out, Nola fanned nine batters and lasted eight innings to pitch Philadelphia to a 6-0 home victory versus Washington.

The New York Mets have dropped 11 of their 19 home games and have been one of the most disappointing teams in baseball. On Saturday, New York SP Seth Lugo (2-2) struck out eight batters in five innings and earned the win. OF Michael Conforto had two hits and drove in a run for the Mets, who are four games below .500 overall.

Thirty-two year old righty Jacob deGrom (2-1 1.76 ERA) is in the running for his third straight NL Cy Young Award. Through 41 innings of work, deGrom has struck out 58 batters and posted a 0.90 WHIP.